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Charities – the sleeping giants of innovation

Wazoku

I’ve recently been exploring the charity sector, to gauge interest in crowdsourcing ideas from their employees, partners or customers, as I was aware of several “innovation teams” being setup or already existing within many of the major charities. yet it seems that crowdsourcing isn’t. My first stage of research was Google (of course).

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Schindler Announces Successful Nationwide Deployment of Qmarkets Idea Management Platform

Qmarkets

This success can be attributed to the promotional efforts of Schindler, who employed a variety of promotional techniques to encourage participation, including newsletters, magazines, flyers, and SMS texts. Out of the 4,000 users who have been invited to participate, there are many field workers who don’t have regular access to computers.

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Ideating at Enexis – Driving Operational Innovation in Dutch Energy Sector

Qmarkets

Michiel: Well since then the project has changed hands several times, I can’t say for sure, although I know we originally looked at a lot of vendors. The final winner receives a small statue and appears in the company magazine. What made you choose us over the other alternatives?

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Enexis Interview: Navigating Operational Innovation in an Environment Ripe for Innovation Stagnation

Qmarkets

Michiel: Well since then the project has changed hands several times, I can’t say for sure, although I know we originally looked at a lot of vendors. The final winner receives a small statue and appears in the company magazine. What made you choose us over the other alternatives?

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Does Crowdsourcing Need “Rethinking”?

Qmarkets

Benefits of crowdsourcing: Common Misconceptions In my previous post , I gave a working definition of crowdsourcing and described two major crowdsourcing approaches: adding capacity and accessing expertise. Some of the reasons for the slow adoption of crowdsourcing are rooted in the very nature of the method.

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Ideating at Enexis – Driving Operational Innovation in Dutch Energy Sector

Qmarkets

Michiel: Well since then the project has changed hands several times, I can’t say for sure, although I know we originally looked at a lot of vendors. The final winner receives a small statue and appears in the company magazine. What made you choose us over the other alternatives?

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Does Crowdsourcing Need “Rethinking”?

Qmarkets

Why aren’t organizations recognizing the benefits of crowdsourcing? In my previous post , I gave a working definition of crowdsourcing and described two major crowdsourcing approaches: adding capacity and accessing expertise. However, many companies still struggle to match crowdsourcing to their specific requirements.